Public specialist waiting times guides

How long new cases wait at Hospital Authority specialist outpatient clinics, how to read the figures, and how to book and what it costs.

• Public CT and MRI waiting times in Hong Kong 2026: Hospital Authority figures by cluster, ways to be seen sooner, public and private feesHow long is the wait for a CT or MRI scan at a Hong Kong public hospital? Hospital Authority 2025-26 figures by cluster: median waiting times for each priority category and the 90th percentile for routine cases, plus the public-private imaging programme and fees.Updated 2026-10-19
• Public cardiology waiting time 2026: no separate Hospital Authority figure, Medicine figures by cluster (for reference) and public vs private feesThe waiting times the Hospital Authority regularly publishes do not include cardiology, which is a specialty under the Hong Kong College of Physicians. This page sets out Medicine waiting times by cluster, 2026 public fees and private cardiology consultation fees for reference.Updated 2026-09-29
• Gynaecology public waiting times 2026: how long Hospital Authority gynaecology new cases wait by clusterHow long is the wait for public gynaecology specialist care? This page sets out the median and 90th-percentile waiting times for Hospital Authority gynaecology new cases by cluster, with notes on triage, booking and 2026 fees.Updated 2026-09-25
• How to read Hospital Authority waiting times 2026: median, ‘longest’ waiting time and triage targetsHow do you read the waiting times published by the Hospital Authority? This page explains the median, the 90th percentile (the ‘longest’ wait) and the urgent, semi-urgent and stable triage categories, with the share of new cases in each category by specialty.Updated 2026-09-25
• Psychiatry waiting time 2026: how long do public Psychiatry new cases wait? Hospital Authority figures by clusterHow long is the wait for a public Psychiatry specialist? The median and 90th percentile new-case waiting times for Psychiatry in each Hospital Authority cluster, with triage, booking and 2026 fees explained.Updated 2026-09-25
• Public ENT waiting time 2026: how long new Ear, Nose and Throat cases wait in each Hospital Authority clusterHow long is the wait for a public ENT specialist? This page sets out the median and 90th percentile waiting times for new Ear, Nose and Throat cases in each Hospital Authority cluster, and explains triage, booking and 2026 fees.Updated 2026-09-25
• Public Medicine waiting time 2026: how long Hospital Authority Medicine new cases wait, by clusterHow long is the wait for a public Medicine specialist? The median and 90th percentile new-case waiting times for Medicine in each Hospital Authority cluster, with triage, booking and 2026 fees explained.Updated 2026-09-25
• Public ophthalmology waiting time 2026: how long Hospital Authority ophthalmology new cases wait in each clusterHow long is the wait for a public ophthalmology specialist? The median and 90th percentile waiting times for Hospital Authority ophthalmology new cases by cluster, with triage, booking and 2026 fees.Updated 2026-09-25
• Public orthopaedic waiting time 2026: how long new Orthopaedics cases wait in each Hospital Authority clusterHow long is the wait for a public orthopaedic specialist? This page sets out the median and 90th percentile waiting times for new Orthopaedics cases in each Hospital Authority cluster, and explains triage, booking and 2026 fees.Updated 2026-09-25
• Public Paediatrics waiting time 2026: how long Hospital Authority Paediatrics new cases wait, by clusterHow long is the wait for public paediatrics specialist care? This page sets out the median and 90th-percentile waiting times for Hospital Authority paediatrics new cases by cluster, with notes on triage, booking and 2026 fees.Updated 2026-09-25
• Public specialist outpatient waiting times 2026: how long Hospital Authority new cases wait in eight specialties (overview)How long is the wait for a public specialist? One page compares Hospital Authority new-case waiting times for Ear, Nose and Throat, Ophthalmology, Gynaecology, Medicine, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Psychiatry and Surgery, and explains triage, booking and fees.Updated 2026-09-25
• Public Surgery specialist clinic waiting time 2026: how long Hospital Authority Surgery new cases wait in each clusterHow long is the wait for a first appointment at a public Surgery specialist clinic? The median and 90th percentile waiting times for Hospital Authority Surgery new cases by cluster, with triage, booking and 2026 fees.Updated 2026-09-25